Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13142, Timothy Gibbons, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Ware.
Gibbons, Timothy
S. 13142
Carded
CONTENTS

3573  Massachusetts Timothy Gibbons of Granville in the State of Mass who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Morgan of the Regt commanded by Col. Willett in the Mass line for 9 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Dec 1832 and sent to Hon J. C. Bates House Rep's
Arrears to 14th of Sept 1832 $45.00 Semi-ann. allowance ending 14 Mar '33 15.00 $60.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by C. D. Addison Clerk Book D Vol. 2 a Page 54

6/20/3 Timothy H. Harkness
Private
9 Mos
Adm
Affection in the 14 th 4 th Interrogatories,
Wm J. C. Bates House of Reps
D 115

BRIEF in the case of Timothy Gibbons of Granville in the State of Mass. (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Cont  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70 Years and upwards  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days,     July In 1778 " 6 " Private Gen. Morgan   Aug 81 " 5 " " Capt. Thall Col. Millet  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None stated  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Granville  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Living witnesses 
 8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Defective in respect of being sworn before a Justice of Peace not certified as being such  I certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
D. H. Adelson Examining Clerk.

Timothy Gibbons
N o 6703.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Hampden Ss. On this Eighth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in Open Court before the Probate Court now held at Springfield within and for said Hampden County
Present Hon. Oliver B. Morris Esq.
Judge of said Court
Timothy Gibbons of Granville in said Hampden County Age of Seventy years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he was born in said town of Granville 22 Feb y 1762 - and the same is recorded in the town records of said town of Granville
That he first entered the service of the United States as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution in the month of January 1778 - That he enlisted at said Granville and was immediately marched to Springfield in said

State of Massachusetts and placed in Capt Morgan Company — that he served out said term of six months as a guard at the United States Arse- nal at said Springfield and was regularly discharged — does not re- collect whether he had any written dis- charge — to prove this service he has the deposition of Israel Parsons Esqr. of said Granville and he knows of no other person who can testify to the same — That in the month of August 1780 Asahel King an Apprentice to Daniel Cooly of said Granville was drafted a Soldier, and the said Daniel Cooly hired him the said Gibbons as a substitute to take the place of said Asahel King — He therefore in said month of August enlisted as a Soldier in the service of the United States in the place of said King for the term of three months under the command of Capt. Samuel Thrall — does not recollect the names of the other officers but thinks the Colonel name was Willett — He marched in said company to Schobarric in the State of New York and staid there a while — thence to Fort Plain — thence to Fort Herkimer — during his contin- uance there the news of the Surrender of Cornwallis reached the Fort — Having served out the time of his enlistment he returned home.
To the last mentioned service he has the testimony of Levi Spelman and Abner Parsons both of said

Granville which is all the evidence he is able to obtain - Said Daniel Cooley and Asahel King have both deceased -
He has no documentary evidence of any part of his services, nor any written discharge, nor does he recollect pre- cisely the manner in which he was discharged - but in both instances he left the service after the expiration of his term and in a regular man- ner - He has ever since resided in said town of Granville
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or Annuity ex- cept the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State
Sworn & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Timothy Gibbons
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the interrogatories inscribed in the war department, that the above named Applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states
I Justin Willard Register of said Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Timothy Gibbons for a Pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & the seal of said Court this eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
Justin Willard

L. W. B. I. 13142.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
July 15th, 1898.
Madam:-
Replying to your recent communication you are advised that Timothy Gibbons made an application for pension on August 8th, 1832, at which time he was 70 years of age and residing at Granville, Mass., and his pension was allowed for nine months' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Morgan and Col. Willett. He enlisted at Granville, Mass.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mrs. L. N. Baldwin,
Easthampton, Mass.

July 15-98 Mrs. L. N. Baldwin Easthampton Mass.
Clearman
131 42 INVALID.
File No. 13 142
Timothy  Gibbons Brn. Rev. War.
Act: June 7 th 1852
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]

6403 Timothy Gibbons
Hon. H. Bales House of Reps.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Thomas Jefferson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? Yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? Yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service?
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant has produced a witness or witnesses as to his service, has the magistrate who administered the oath certified that he, she, or they are persons of credibility? no Has the official character and signature of the magistrate been certified by the proper officer under his seal of office? no
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? yes
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades: For _____ year _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which the applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable.
†QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticated the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the end of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.

I Levi Spelman of Granville in the County of Hampden & Com- monwealth of Massachusetts Aged Sixty Six Years - Testify & say that I am well acquainted with Timothy Gibbons of said Gran- ville and know that he served as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution with me the term of Three months in the year that Cornwallis was taken - we went to Fort Berkiner - Capt Samuel Thrall was Capt. of the Company - and I was with said Gibbons said term of Three Months and we came home together - Said Gibbons has resided ever since in said Granville Levi Spelman
7 Aug. 1832

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden Ss. Granville 1 st August 1832 Then personally appeared Lem' Spelman and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing disposition by him subscribed Before Lem' Cooley Justice of the Peace

I Abner Parsons of Granville in the County of Hampden and a Common- wealth of Massachusetts Aged Sixty eight years Testify and say that I am well acquainted with Timothy Gibbons of said Granville and know that he was a Soldier in the Revolu- tionary war the term of three months in a Company of militia that went up the Mohawk River under the Command of Capt. Samuel Thrall in the year 1780 - I know that he served said term of time and came home with me - Said Gibbons has resided in said town of Granville ever since - Abner Parsons

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden Co. Granville 1 st August 1832 Then personally appeared Abner Parsons and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed Before James Cooley Justice of the Peace

I Israel Parsons of Granville in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Age a Twenty years am well  acquainted testify and say that I am well acquainted with Timothy Gibbons of said Granville and knew that he enlisted as a Soldier in the War of the Revolution in the service of the United States in January 1778 for the term of Six months. I enlisted myself at the same time and for the same term. We were enlisted by William Cooley of Granville. We were immediately marched to Springfield and placed in Capt Morgan's Company and stationed at the United States Arsenal at Springfield in said State, which at that time contained large quantities of Powder Cannon Ammunition and Military Store, of all kinds, and some British prisoners of War. We each of us served said term of Six months and were regularly discharged.
I do not recollect that we either of us had any written discharge.
I have been acquainted with said Gibbons ever since, and he has resided in Granville ever since.
Israel Parsons

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampden S. Granville 3 rd August 1832 Then personally appeared Isaac Par- sons Esq r . and made Oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition by him subscribed Before James Cooley Justice of the Peace
Six Spokesmen, Abner Parsons & Isaac Parsons, the deponents in this case are all personally known to me & are credible witnesses. James Cooley is also known to me - He is a justice of the Peace & the foregoing is his signature J. H. B. Nesbitt

G.
Easthampton Mass June 6 th 1898
To the Com. of Pensions
Will you please send me the record of my ancestor Timothy Gibbons , who was a pensioner. He enlisted from Granville Mass- and died I think in July 1847 . This is all I know about him.
Respectfully - yours Mrs L. N. Baldwin -